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Taylor Hammond, owner of StopAlong, delivers pizzas he made for families in need who reached out to Robert Magiet, on Jan. 28, 2021, in Chicago.

Column: Cafe owner goes around buying all of vendors’ tamales and giving them to homeless. ‘I’m just trying to help people who need food.’

January 28, 2021 at 6:14 p.m.

Robert Magiet was driving through Humboldt Park last Friday morning, the temperature outside barely breaking into the double digits, when he noticed a woman selling tamales. "She looked like she...

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway and her daughter Claudia take their seats at the Women's Empowerment Panel on March 29, 2017, at the White House in Washington.

Column: Why parents shouldn’t tune out the Claudia and Kellyanne Conway story. (Hint: Our kids aren’t.)

January 27, 2021 at 6:03 p.m.

I was curious whether the Claudia Conway story was coming up in family therapy sessions, so I called psychologist John Duffy, who specializes in adolescence and anxiety (and is my...

Pedestrians walk along Wacker Drive as snow falls in Chicago's Loop on Jan. 26, 2021.

Column: Will remote learning spell the end of snow days? I sure hope not.

January 26, 2021 at 3:16 p.m.

Paul Druzinsky, head of school at the Avery Coonley School in Downers Grove, sent an email to families on Monday afternoon, regarding the storm system predicted to bury us in...

Stephanie Chavez teaches outside her school, Seward Communication Arts Academy, as Chicago Teachers Union members stage a "teach-out" to protest Chicago Public Schools' reopening plan on Jan. 21, 2021.

Column: CPS should be making remote learning decisions based on safety, not fear that families will flee Chicago

January 26, 2021 at 3:36 p.m.

A lot happened over the weekend between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union. And a couple things did not happen. One: Teachers did not refuse to show up...

Cassandra Kaczocha watches her daughter, Evan Kaczocha-Paddy, 10, center, and her niece, Zoey Paddy, 11, play on a trampoline in their backyard during a break from school.

Column: ‘Parents are spinning 8 plates at a time right now.’ Stop shaming them for relying on screen time to make it through a pandemic.

January 22, 2021 at 3:20 p.m.

Even before the coronavirus crashed into our lives, Cassandra Kaczocha and her husband, Keith Paddy, were deep into screen time negotiations with their kids. Their daughter, 10, is a competitive...

Protesters gather at O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 28, 2017, after at least 18 people were detained, including green card holders. They were heldbecause of an executive order by President Donald Trump temporarily blocking refugees coming to the U.S. and placing a temporary moratorium on immigrants from seven barred countries.

Column: Chicago’s Muslim community celebrates Biden lifting travel ban. ‘It’s a joyous time. I feel like we are getting our America back.’

January 21, 2021 at 1:41 p.m.

Shortly after taking the oath of office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order ending the ban on travel from some Muslim-majority countries — reversing one of Donald Trump's signature...

Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as her husband Doug Emhoff holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.

Column: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ Inauguration Day was the most American yet

January 21, 2021 at 8:52 a.m.

Has an Inauguration Day ever looked more like America? The racial and ethnic and gender diversity: From Kamala Harris, an African American and Asian American woman, being sworn in by...

A sign reading "Love" is placed on a barrier outside the U.S. Capitol as National Guard troops stand guard ahead of the inauguration ceremonies for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.

Column: You can write a love letter to Washington on the eve of an Inauguration Day like no other

January 19, 2021 at 12:35 p.m.

Stacey Price owns a small chain of boutiques in Washington called Shop Made in DC, stocked with products made by local artists. You can purchase, for example, an 11-inch crocheted...

People protest against the upcoming closure of the High Ridge YMCA during a rally at the corner of Touhy and Western avenues in Chicago on Jan. 17, 2021.

Column: West Rogers Park residents, leaders fight closure of High Ridge YMCA: ‘A lot of us don’t want to take this sitting down.’

January 18, 2021 at 9:36 a.m.

Constance Hamedani joined the High Ridge YMCA in 2010, seeking a space to regain the strength and mobility she'd lost in a stroke. As she exercised, she said, it always...

Jen Majerus stands on the balcony of her high-rise condo in the South Loop while participating in the Chicago Unite at Night singalong and light show for International Nurses Week on May 7, 2020. Mayor Lori Lightfoot is asking Chicagoans to participate in a citywide COVID-19 memorial on Jan. 19, 2021.

Column: Darkness to light: Chicagoans invited to turn out lights, hold moment of silence for COVID-19 victims. I love this idea.

January 15, 2021 at 2:39 p.m.

Early in the coronavirus pandemic — March, April — South Loop residents embarked on a joyful ritual of flashing their lights and joining together in nightly song. People would stand...

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